World Championship in Stuttgart Part II

Part II

This shows the summit of small climb on "Am Kräherwald".
Immediately after Herdweg connects to Am Kräherwald, the course is
a climb.



This house number 249b is at the summit.



You are looking down to the ramp where Am Kräherwald connects to
Botnanger Strasse.


You are looking at the off-ramp to Botnanger Strasse.


Here is the off-ramp.


You can read the sign.


Under the overpass, the road goes down.

I went down the Botnanger Strasse and then got lost and could not
find the streets "Rotenwaldstraße bis zur Wende am Birkenkopf
(Rotenwaldstrasse street until the curve at Birkenkopf)". After a
while I got back to this Botnang overpass and continued to examine
the parcours.


While I was lost, I saw this. I am not sure but I think it is downtown
Stuttgart.

I resumed my study of the parcours and soon got to Beethoven street.


Beethovenstrasse turns here. There is a SEAT dealer. They also
repair VW.


Here until Schmannstrasse, the road is kinda flat but not for long.



I think Feuerbacher-Tal-Strasse starts somewhere here. The road is
going down for a while and stays flat for a while.


Feuerbacher-Tal-Strasse: looking backward


Feuerbacher-Tal-Strasse: looking forward

Feuerbacher-Tal-Strasse connects to Stuttgarter Strasse.



This stands just before the climb at Tunnelstrasse ends. To the right boys!

So that was it.


This is a public restroom I found near Beethoven street. You pay for it.

World Championship in Stuttgart Part I

This is Part I of guide to World Championship in Stuttgart.

I visited Stuttgart for the first time. What did I do in Stuttgart? I went
there to see how the World Championship parcours was like.

I took my Cervelo and enjoyed riding along the course. I got lost
five, six times or more. The map (PDF file downloaded from the
official site) was not so detailed. Luckily I had my GPS (Garmin
StreetPilot) with me and could get on track.

The parcours is simply "ups and downs". You find flat stretch only a
couple of times, for example, here on Stuttgarter Strasse for 600
meters (perhaps?)

The climb of Herdweg was great if not too short. The Herdweg is a
one-way street so technically, to climb, you can only ride your bike on
the side walk.



This is Stuttgarter Strasse. You are looking at the direction of
Tunnelstrasse. The street turns to the right. You can find some
interesting things in this picture if you look closer. Let me help.


First, the number 295 is the street name you are going to go. Second,
there is a building with S.O.B letters written on it. Son of B*tch? Third,
you may also notice that license number starting with S means that the
car is registered in Stuttgart, Germany.



You are looking back. Stuttgarter Strasse. This Stuttgarter Strasse is a
one-way street. So is Tunnelstrasse. But this stretch of Tunnelstrasse is
open not covered. How does this street get this name?


This is somewhere near the Start/Finish, I guess. The clock shows that
the time was 3:35 pm.


This was taken near the Start/Finish (Stuttgart Messe). As you can see,
there is a subway station underground.

At the Killesberg, you are looking at the direction that the race will go. 
As you can see, the road was very empty and quiet. It was Sunday.


The street Am Kochenhof (Start/Finish) takes a sharp turn to Lenzhalde.
You are looking at the triangle of Am Kochenhof, Lenzhalde and Herdweg.

Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg

It was the second time I was in Hamburg. I was there last year to watch
the race.
Anders Lund giving his autograph to a small girl while Matthew Harley
Goss receiving instructions from DS Scott Sunderland

Matthew Goss and Juan José Haedo

Team CSC fans were waiting here (in front of Hyatt Hotel).

Quick Step riders were also there. Tom Boonen was there.

Marco Pinotti came to his former colleagues and was talkative. He felt
at home there, I think.

Completely out of focus but the rider in yellow jersey, I think, is Manuele
Mori.

Manuele Mori (ITA)
I went to him and had the bidon he used at Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
autographed by him.

Lars Bak

At the first ravitaillement, the peloton came and dropped a lot of souveniors
for me.

At the second ravitaillement

I was surprised to see Tom Boonen was working as a bidon carrier for
Bettini. The TV camera also would not miss such a rare occasion.

The breakaway group with Luke Roberts (1st ravitaillement)

Ditto (2nd ravitaillment)

Ditto

Matthew Harley Goss and Matti Breschel (?) after the finish.


Paolo Bettini came home.

Davide Rebellin

Deutsche Meister (German National Champion) Fabian Wegmann

Eric Zabel

Pictures.
On my way home, I saw this. A Team Gerolsteiner car carring a MTB.
I once saw in a magazine Sebastion Lang training on his MTB
(Specialized brand, of course).

Tour de France 2007: Stage 8 Part II

This is where I parked and stayed the night in Tignes. I parked
my carabout 3km from the finish. This parking lot (free of charge)
was full of campers. This parking lot is located on the other side
of the small bank where I parked.


This picture show part of my car. I slept on the side of the road. The
surface was so harsh that I had to use the mattress. Watch close to
observe "CSC" logo. You can also see the bank in the background.


The race arrived.


Michael Rasmussen came solo as expected. I knew he would attack
that day. Nobody knew what would become of him later.


Even with my slim Casio Exilim EX-Z60, his feature can be seen clearly.


The chasing group: Moreau, Evans, Mayo, Kashechkin and Frank Schleck.


Alberto Contador came.


Carlos Sastre.


Levi Leipheimer, Haimar Zubeldia and Juan Jose Cobo.


Osacar Pereiro Sio and Manual Beltran and Juan Manuel Garate
followed by an Astana pair.


Andreas Klöden and Alexandre Vinokourov